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deposition of the Chinese Corporal belonging

1

to

the guard at that Post, it appearing also that, the remained there for some time, and offered

assassins

sacrifices and libations to the gods, as is proved by

the circumstance of a bloody Chinese upper dress7, which

was

found there, as well as

traces of fresh blood met with in

several parts of

the building. That the outrage was not the act of

mere

assassins and highway robbers is evident from the

head and hand of the illustrious deceased being carried

away,

and since it is

certain that the assassins fearlessly carried with them the proof of their crime, is it not natural to conclude that they were assured of protection and safety when they committed it? This presumption is not only well-founded, but is being confirmed daily by the delay and negligence with which the Chinese authorities have acted in this affair, notwithstanding it's being of so grave and serious a nature, and who

of

"the activity and resources

of the

that is aware

11.

149

Chinese Police, does not see that the little advance

made by them in the present case is the

consequence

of some calculation, the motives of which it might

not perhaps

be

very difficult to discern? From what has been stated Your Excellency

will perceive the utter groundlessness of the assertion

that the whole statement made by this Council to Your

in their Despatch of the 29th instant, is

unreasonable, and with what justice they might

bring a similar charge against the Despatch they

are now

replying to, by which the objects of the authorities of the Province presided over by Your Excellency are clearly manifested. The Council, again declare to Your Excellency that such evasions and tergiversations are not only unworthy of and degrading to the character of a functionary of Your Excellency's rank, who boasts of sentiments of justice and reason,

but that they will never serve the end, as is perhaps

contemplated, of removing responsibility in the present

case. The Council therefore, whilst reiterating

the

protest they transmitted to Your Excellency on the

CT

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deposition of the Chinese Corporal belonging1tothe guard at that Post, it appearing also that, the remained there for some time, and offeredassassinssacrifices and libations to the gods, as is proved bythe circumstance of a bloody Chinese upper dress7, whichwasfound there, as well astraces of fresh blood met with inseveral parts ofthe building. That the outrage was not the act ofmereassassins and highway robbers is evident from thehead and hand of the illustrious deceased being carriedaway,and since it iscertain that the assassins fearlessly carried with them the proof of their crime, is it not natural to conclude that they were assured of protection and safety when they committed it? This presumption is not only well-founded, but is being confirmed daily by the delay and negligence with which the Chinese authorities have acted in this affair, notwithstanding it's being of so grave and serious a nature, and whoof"the activity and resourcesof thethat is aware11.149Chinese Police, does not see that the little advanceof some calculation, the motives of which it mightnot perhapsbevery difficult to discern? From what has been stated Your Excellencywill perceive the utter groundlessness of the assertionthat the whole statement made by this Council to Yourin their Despatch of the 29th instant, isunreasonable, and with what justice they mightbring a similar charge against the Despatch theyare nowreplying to, by which the objects of the authorities of the Province presided over by Your Excellency are clearly manifested. The Council, again declare to Your Excellency that such evasions and tergiversations are not only unworthy of and degrading to the character of a functionary of Your Excellency's rank, who boasts of sentiments of justice and reason,but that they will never serve the end, as is perhapscontemplated, of removing responsibility in the presentcase. The Council therefore, whilst reiteratingtheprotest they transmitted to Your Excellency on theCT
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10.deposition of the Chinese Corporal belonging1tothe guard at that Poet, it appearing also that, the remained there for some time, and offeredassassinssacrifices and libations to the gods, as is proved bythe circumstance of a bloody Cabaix. [ Chineto upper dress 7, whichwasfound there, as well astraces of fresh blood met with inPhat the outragethe building. That themere· fremdseveral parts of was not the act of- assasins and highway and highway robbers is evident from thehead and hand of the illustrious deceased being carriedaway,and since it istionwhich Your Crescellency perhaps unintentionally acknowledges in your Despatch;certain that the assassins fearlesly canied with them the proof of their crime, is it not natural to conclude that they were assured of protection and safety when they committed it? This presumpte is not only well-founded, but is being confirmed daily by the delay and negligence with which the Chinese authorities have acted. in this affair, notwithstanding it's being of to grave and serious a nature, and whoof"the activity and resourcesof thethat is aware11.149Chinese Police, does not see that the little advanceof some calculation, the motives of which it mightnot perhapsbe-very difficult to discern? From what has been stated Your Excctioneywill perceive the utter groundlesseness of the assertionthat: the whole statement made by this Council to Yourin their Despatch of the 29th instant, isExscellencyunreasonable, and with what justice they mightbring a similar charge against the Despatch theyare now-replying to, by which the objects of the authorities of the Province presided over by Your Excellency are clearly manifested. The Council, again declare to Your Excellency that such cvasions and tergiversations are not only unworthy of and degrading to the character of a functionary of Your Exallency 2 rank, who boasts of sentiments of justice and reason,the end, as is perhapsbut that they will never serve the end, as is,contemplated, of removing responsibility in the present The Council therefore, whilst reiteratingcase.theprotect they transmitted to Your Excellency on theCT
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deposition of the Chinese Corporal belonging

1

to

the guard at that Poet, it appearing also that, the remained there for some time, and offered

assassins

sacrifices and libations to the gods, as is proved by

the circumstance of a bloody Cabaix. [ Chineto upper dress 7, which

was

found there, as well as

traces of fresh blood met with in

Phat the outrage

the building. That the

mere

· fremd

several parts of

was not the act of

- assasins and highway

and highway robbers is evident from the

head and hand of the illustrious deceased being carried

away,

and since it is

tion

which Your Crescellency perhaps unintentionally acknowledges in your Despatch; certain that the assassins fearlesly canied with them the proof of their crime, is it not natural to conclude that they were assured of protection and safety when they committed it? This presumpte is not only well-founded, but is being confirmed daily by the delay and negligence with which the Chinese authorities have acted. in this affair, notwithstanding it's being of to grave and serious a nature, and who

of

"the activity and resources

of the

that is aware

11.

149

Chinese Police, does not see that the little advance

made by them in the present case is the

consequence

of some calculation, the motives of which it might

not perhaps

be

- very difficult to discern? From what has been stated Your Excctioney

will perceive the utter groundlesseness of the assertion

that : the whole statement made by this Council to Your

in their Despatch of the 29th instant, is Exscellency unreasonable, and with what justice they might

bring a similar charge against the Despatch they

are now

- replying to, by which the objects of the authorities of the Province presided over by Your Excellency are clearly manifested. The Council, again declare to Your Excellency that such cvasions and tergiversations are not only unworthy of and degrading to the character of a functionary of Your Exallency 2

rank, who boasts of sentiments of justice and reason,

the end, as is perhaps

but that they will never serve the end, as is,

contemplated, of removing responsibility in the present

The Council therefore, whilst reiterating

case.

the

protect they transmitted to Your Excellency on the

CT

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